Environmental surfaces and their role in the epidemiology of hospital-acquired infections
(HAIs) have become an area of great scientific interest, particularly in light of the much …

Infectious disease management has become an increasing challenge in recent years.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health …

The rapid spread of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses can be extremely
detrimental and can lead to seasonal epidemics or even pandemic situations. In addition …

Numerous investigations of microbial surface-active compounds or biosurfactants over the
past two decades have led to the discovery of many interesting physicochemical and …

Health care associated infections and deaths have reached dimensions that rival traditional
diseases and have become a serious financial burden on the health-care systems. Beyond …

Abstract According to World Health Organization, every year in the European Union, 4
million patients acquire a healthcare associated infection. Even though some …

Healthcare‐acquired infections as well as increasing antimicrobial resistance have become
an urgent global challenge, thus smart alternative solutions are needed to tackle bacterial …

Prevention of bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation on the surfaces of materials is a topic
of major medical and societal importance. Various synthetic approaches based on …

The spread of infections in healthcare environments is a persistent and growing problem in
most countries, aggravated by the development of microbial resistance to antibiotics and …

We have previously reported the production of photocatalytically active films of TiO2/Ag and
TiO2/CuO grown by atmospheric pressure thermal CVD that had high antimicrobial activity …